Bookaboo series II picture books announced

News: The publicity campaign for the second series of Bookaboo will begin on the 1st November to coincide with the launch of the second series on ITV1. The show is aimed at children aged 3-6 with a core of ages 4-5, the aim of both the TV series and the campaign is to promote sharing reading with your children, with the main message ‘Share a Book Today.’

Bookaboo is a famous drumming dog in a rock band. In each episode a famous face goes back stage to share a story with Bookaboo on his Bookabus – ‘a story a day or he just can’t play!’ Bojo restored, this puppy can play and is cheered on by his celebrity guest.

The 13 titles selected for the new series and the celebrity readers are:
A Visitor For Bear (Walker) read by Samia Smith
Burger Boy (Andersen) read by Johnny Vegas
Dogs Don't Do Ballet (Simon & Schuster) read by Tamsin Egerton
Don't Wake The Bear, Hare! (Little Tiger Press) read by Myleene Klass
Grill Pan Eddy (Andersen) read by Lethal Bizzle
Kisses Are Yuk (Hachette) read by Omid Djalili
Mum and Dad Glue (Hachette) read by Lorraine Kelly
Stinky!: Or How the Beautiful Smelly Warthog Found a Friend (Gullane) read by Maisie Smith
The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm (Little Tiger Press) read by Bernard Cribbins
The Spider & The Fly (Simon & Schuster) read by Emilia Fox
The Wolf's Story: What Really Happened to Little Red Riding Hood (Walker) read by Keith Allen
Tortoise Vs Hare - The Rematch (Meadowside) read by Ricky Hatton
Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan (Hachette) read by Adam Garcia

Series 1 which formed the 2009 campaign will be repeated again on CITV during weekdays twice a day in the afternoon throughout Sep and Oct to build up expectation for the new series.
Series 2, featuring all the new titles, will be aired on CITV during weekdays twice a day from 1 November and, more importantly, on ITV1 on weekends during the morning CITV slot.
This is a much greater penetration of children’s TV audiences than last year and should lift the profile of this character brand to new levels.
In addition, the series has been sold to Australia. Series 2 will also be shown on ABC1&2 for kids during November.